Cov Pars to monthly produce 1m doses of vaccine
One million doses of “Razi Cov Pars” vaccine will be produced each month as of September, deputy head of the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute has announced.
Iran has highest blood donation rate in Eastern Mediterranean region
Iran currently has the highest blood donation rate in the Eastern Mediterranean region, so that some 2.5 million Iranians refer to blood donation centers across the country annually, Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Wednesday.
72 passengers infected with COVID-19 quarantined
A total of 72 passengers who have tested positive for coronavirus have been quarantined at border facilities, Mehdi Valipour, head of Relief and Rescue Organization affiliated with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), said on Wednesday.
Autumn rainfall likely to start later than normal
Autumnal rainfall this year is likely to start later than normal in the country, hence the drought period will be prolonged, Ahad Vazifeh, head of the national center for drought and crisis management, has said.
ARWU: 34 Iranian universities among world’s top 1,000
Some 34 Iranian universities and institutions were listed among the top 1,000 in the world, according to Shanghai Ranking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2021.
COVIRAN vaccine receives public use license
Homegrown COVIRAN BAREKAT vaccine has received the license for public use, Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced on Monday.
$123m of smuggled goods, currency seized
Smuggled goods and currency worth 5.1 trillion rials (nearly $123 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) have been seized across the country through the second phase of a nationwide plan to fight against smuggling goods.
Religious minorities urge people for high turnout in presidential elections
Representatives of religious minorities in the parliament have invited all the Iranian nation to participate massively in the upcoming presidential elections.
2,000 Iranian elites abroad back to domestic business environment
The progress, made in startups, research, and academia since 2015, has led to the return of 2,000 Iranian specialists and graduates from 400 prestigious and top universities in the world.
Saudi Arabia bars foreign Muslims from Hajj
Saudi Arabia has for a second consecutive year barred foreign Muslims from annual Hajj rituals due to the coronavirus pandemic.